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North Coast infrastructure projects have attracted significant spending in this year's state budget. But a local welfare group is disappointed that there isn't more funding for homelessness programs and transport....

A new food, soil and water research centre will be built on Charles Sturt University's site at Major Innes Road at Port Macquarie, thanks to $5.9m of government funds announced in last night's budget....

Millions of dollars announced for small infrastructure projects in Rob Oakeshott's electorate including a multimillion dollar surf club for Crescent Head, Cowper and Paterson electorates not so lucky....

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The Federal Government has received some unwelcome economic news on the eve of the election, with data showing unemployment has risen for the second consecutive quarter. Part-time employment rose by around 30,000 jobs, but the number of full time jobs fell by more than 6,000. The Federal ...

The Federal government has released its election costings, just two days before voters go to polls. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says the election commitments will be paid for by cutting an additional $1.5 billion to the public service over four years. The government has also found itself ...

Throughout this election campaign, the Opposition has been under huge pressure to detail the costs of its policies and exactly how much revenue it expected to raise. Well, the figures are in Labor expects to raise $154 billion by closing tax loopholes and changes to negative gearing. But ...

Speculation over the cost of Labor's election policies has sustained much of the political debate for weeks. But it will, in theory, end tomorrow when the Opposition releases its costings. Meanwhile, pressure on the Prime Minister to explain the cost of his preference deal with Clive Palmer's ...

The Budget reply speech doesn't usually make a lot of waves.
However, with an election around the corner, this one will be seen as Labor's pitch to voters.
Guest:
Jim Chalmers, Shadow Finance Minister...